Author: Alan Holden

Determination: It takes determination to get to the top, but more to remain there. Industry can do anything that genius can do and many things that it cannot. It certainly pays to advertise—there are twenty-six mountains in Colorado that are higher than Pike’s Peak. You can’t get anywhere unless you start. Good gardening is largely…

Dedication is self-sacrificing devotion or loyalty. If you want your dedication to Jesus to last, put Him first. Nobody cares? They don’t have to as long as you do. There is a perfect freedom for people who do the work they want to do and live by that work. God often uses small matches to…

A man should give a lot of thought to a sudden decision. A reaction follows somebody’s action, or lack of it. Of all creation, only man can say yes or no to God. Every person face this choice—Christ or condemnation. To deny one’s guilt and reject Christ is the worst kind of insanity. Every man…

Nothing quiets criticism like involvement. People who try to whittle you down are only trying to reduce you to their size. If you enjoy honey, don’t kick over the beehive. You cannot hold down a man without staying down with him. People always emphasize the negative—no one puts up a sign: Beware—nice dog. Medicine and…

Noah Webster defines courtesy as behavior marked by good manners and respect for others. No one is too big to be courteous, but some are too small. Nothing is as strong to win friends as courtesy. Nothing costs as little and goes as far as courtesy. We may disagree, but let’s not be disagreeable. Some…

Cowardice, according to Noah Webster, is a lack of courage or firmness of purpose. How many would go deer hunting if the deer could shoot back? To see what is right and not to do it is cowardice. A man who gives in when he is wrong is wise; a man who gives in when…